Meaning

3 senses
  1. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.

  2. That which branches, or jumps to another instruction location within a program.

  3. A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly.

Origin

From branch (verb) + -er. From branch (noun) + -er. So called because of the bird still c

From branch (verb) + -er.

From branch (noun) + -er. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.

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Forms

plural: branchers
Singularbrancher
Pluralbranchers

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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